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Akim Tamiroff, Charlton Heston, Dennis Weaver, Harry Shannon, Janet Leigh, Joanna Cook Moore, Joi Lansing, Joseph Calleia, Joseph Cotten, Lalo Rios, Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes McCambridge, Mort Mills, Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Valentin de Vargas, Victor Millan, Zsa Zsa Gabor
A stunning portrait of corruption and abuse of power, Touch of Evil gives Orson Welles a broad remit to flourish his directorial genius. Opening with an unseen man setting the timer on an explosive de...( read more
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I've heard it said that Touch of Evil, NOT Citizen Kane, is Orson Welles' greatest cinematic achievement. While I'm not sure I would agree with that statement I do agree that it's clearly a masterpiece of film noir, especially in the camera work. If there is a detra...( read more)
After telling the guy in the video store that I wasn't a big fan of Film Noir, he gave me this movie. I'm still not a Noir fan, but hell, this movie was something else! It was exciting! I really got a kick out of it.
Orson was amazing, and Marlene Dietrich: what an appearance!
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orson wells has given us some of the most iconic characters in film history, from charles foster kane to harry lime, and in touch of evil he gives us hank quinlin. despite some significant weight gain and some extra padding that made wells nearly unrecognizable, his performance ...( read more)
Touch of Evil is the Orson Welles masterpiece that fell into his lap and was then subsequently taken away by the studio and recut and reshot to their specifications. It would be forty years before Welles true vision was recreated based on a 53 page memo he sent to Universal in 19...( read more)
a good Orson Wells movie, but not to the level of Citize Cane. Charlton Heston as a Mexican? That's a miscast. Although a REAL Mexican marrying a beautiful vigirnal American woman may have been too much for the general public.
This film is definitely interesting. It has an atypical plot that is entertaining. With Orson Welles as the director, you get the chance to see the amazing camera shots and that a-list acting he always provides. The attitude and tone of the film is what makes this film feel re...( read more)
Superb, and totally awesome and well-directed masterful thrilling film-noir, of course, starring Orson Welles and directed by him, with (A definitely unappropriate and funny Mexican) Charlton Heston performing a role genuisly.
95/100
I don't know enough film geekery to understand the historical importance of this film, but I still enjoyed it. I'm a fan of the skeptical, corrupt flavour of film noir in general, and this film holds up well.
